Sasquatch in the Paint

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Theo Rollins is a self-proclaimed nerd who is over six feet tall and gets recruited for the eighth-grade basketball team. He is terrible at the sport and struggles to find his way between the brainiacs and the basketball players. He deals with his widowed father's new interest in dating and befriends a smart, tough girl named Rain who is Muslim. Basketball star Abdul-Jabbar has created an entertaining story with depth and realism. This first of the Streetball Crew series is a refreshing sports story with believable characters. Ages 8-11